Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents

Phyllonorycter coryli Nick.
Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae

Bivoltine (VII. and IX-X.). Main host is Corylus, but can also be found on Sorbus. The caterpillar makes a blotch mine on the upper surface. It is a silvery blotch when young later pulls the leaf together. Usually more than one mine can be found on one leaf. Occurs in North and Central-Europe, common in Hungary.

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